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India v West Indies 5th Test

West Indies tour of India - 1983 (1983/84) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 10 December 1983

West Indies won by an innings and 46 runs

West Indies won by an innings and 46 runs. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 161* for West Indies. Malcolm Marshall took 6/37.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of India - 1983 (1983/84)
Ground
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Dates
10 December 1983 to 14 December 1983
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by an innings and 46 runs
Player of the match
Clive Lloyd
Captains
Kapil Dev (India), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
Debut
Roger Harper (West Indies)
Umpires
MV Gothoskar and S Kishen

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Roger Harper's first Test.

India batted first and made 241 all out. Kapil Dev top-scored with 69 off 79 balls, and Syed Kirmani made 49. Andy Roberts took 3 for 56 for West Indies. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 365 across 6 Tests.

West Indies replied with 377 all out. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 161 not out off 290 balls, and Andy Roberts made 68. Kapil Dev took 4 for 91 for India. The innings was built on a 161-run stand for the ninth wicket between Clive Lloyd and Andy Roberts, 43% of the total. West Indies led by 136 on first innings.

India made 90 all out in their second innings. Ashok Malhotra top-scored with 30. Malcolm Marshall took 6 for 37 for West Indies. From 29 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 50 for 6.

West Indies won by an innings and 46 runs. India's 90 all out is the lowest completed total at Eden Gardens.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 241 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Jeff Dujon01
Anshuman Gaekwadbowled2–
Dilip Vengsarkarbowled23–
Mohinder Amarnathc Malcolm Marshall015
Ashok Malhotrac Larry Gomes20–
Ravi Shastribowled12–
Roger Binnylbw44–
Kapil Devbowled6979
Syed Kirmanibowled49118
Shivlal Yadavc Gordon Greenidge10–
Maninder Singhnot out0–

Extras 12 · Total 241 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Malcolm Marshall227653
Andy Roberts23.49563
Winston Davis141391
Michael Holding204593
Roger Harper82160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-9 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 3-13 (Mohinder Amarnath), 4-41 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-63 (Ravi Shastri), 6-63 (Ashok Malhotra), 7-145 (Roger Binny), 8-212 (Kapil Dev), 9-240 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-241 (Syed Kirmani)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad0
secondAnshuman Gaekwad and Dilip Vengsarkar9
thirdMohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar4
fourthDilip Vengsarkar and Ashok Malhotra28
fifthRavi Shastri and Ashok Malhotra22
sixthRoger Binny and Ashok Malhotra0
seventhKapil Dev and Roger Binny82
eighthSyed Kirmani and Kapil Dev67
ninthSyed Kirmani and Shivlal Yadav28
tenthSyed Kirmani and Maninder Singh1
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 377 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gordon Greenidgec Shivlal Yadav25–
Desmond Hayneslbw5–
Viv Richardsc Syed Kirmani9–
Larry Gomesbowled18–
Jeff Dujonc Anshuman Gaekwad0–
Clive Lloydnot out161290
Malcolm Marshalllbw54109
Michael Holdingc Ravi Shastri17–
Roger Harperlbw0–
Andy Robertsc Mohinder Amarnath68181
Winston Davislbw0–

Extras 20 · Total 377 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev355914
Roger Binny132621
Mohinder Amarnath71190
Shivlal Yadav271803
Ravi Shastri182560
Maninder Singh287542

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-41 (Viv Richards), 3-42 (Desmond Haynes), 4-42 (Jeff Dujon), 5-88 (Larry Gomes), 6-175 (Malcolm Marshall), 7-213 (Michael Holding), 8-213 (Roger Harper), 9-374 (Andy Roberts), 10-377 (Winston Davis)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes32
secondViv Richards and Desmond Haynes9
thirdLarry Gomes and Desmond Haynes1
fourthLarry Gomes and Jeff Dujon0
fifthClive Lloyd and Larry Gomes46
sixthClive Lloyd and Malcolm Marshall87
seventhClive Lloyd and Michael Holding38
eighthClive Lloyd and Roger Harper0
ninthClive Lloyd and Andy Roberts161
tenthClive Lloyd and Winston Davis3
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 90 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Jeff Dujon20–
Anshuman Gaekwadbowled4–
Dilip Vengsarkarlbw1–
Mohinder Amarnathbowled013
Shivlal Yadavbowled4–
Ashok Malhotrac Jeff Dujon30–
Ravi Shastribowled2–
Roger Binnyc Roger Harper6–
Kapil Devc Jeff Dujon0–
Syed Kirmanibowled13–
Maninder Singhnot out0–

Extras 10 · Total 90 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Malcolm Marshall154376
Andy Roberts41111
Winston Davis2070
Michael Holding93293

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 2-29 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-29 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-33 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-36 (Shivlal Yadav), 6-50 (Ravi Shastri), 7-77 (Ashok Malhotra), 8-77 (Kapil Dev), 9-80 (Roger Binny), 10-90 (Syed Kirmani)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad14
secondSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar15
thirdMohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar0
fourthMohinder Amarnath and Shivlal Yadav4
fifthShivlal Yadav and Ashok Malhotra3
sixthRavi Shastri and Ashok Malhotra14
seventhRoger Binny and Ashok Malhotra27
eighthKapil Dev and Roger Binny0
ninthSyed Kirmani and Roger Binny3
tenthSyed Kirmani and Maninder Singh10
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